Fresh heart for the journey
Need a door opened in your life? “I see what you’ve done. Now see what I’ve done. I’ve opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don’t have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep my Word. You didn’t deny me when times were rough.” Revelation […]
Keeping heaven in focus “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 KJV We don’t think about heaven as much as we used to. And we don’t preach about it much either. And because we don’t, heaven has slipped into the background … […]
They were more than he asked for. “Dad, could you buy me a calligraphy pen?” asked my fifth grade son David (many years ago). “It’s made by Sanford and I think it costs $.59,” he added. The following day I was in our town’s stationery store and had located the calligraphy pens. But there were […]
You’ll find it on Amazon After writing devotionals weekly for ten years, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to have finally published … but I am both surprised and happy. Happy to announce that my book “Fresh Heart For A New Day” is now available through Amazon.com If you’ve enjoyed the weekly Fresh Heart devotionals, […]
God speaks to our potential, not our limitations “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 New Living Translation God always speaks to our potential. Having made us, He knows us and what we’re […]
Urgent or Really Important? “ …but I focus on this one thing;” Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:13 New Living Translation Paul was a ‘one thinger.’ It wasn’t that he couldn’t do more than one thing. Only that the one thing he did was the main thing to him … the most important. To him, not […]
What gets me into heaven? God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Ephesians 2:8 New Living Translation Imagine heaven with egos! If what we did or who we knew or what we possessed or how smart we were could get […]
Love God and Love People Several years ago songwriter Derric Johnson wrote a musical about marriage. In it was a song containing this verse: Love is something that’s real; love is something that’s true; love is something you feel; but most of all, love is something you do. Unfortunately we live in a ‘love is […]
A Friend’s Counsel “Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it.” Psalm 141:5 New Living Translation We’d better learn who our real friends are. That smooth-talking ‘friend’ who smiles with words of encouragement regardless of our behavior is most likely […]
Imagine hearing a testimony here! Augie delivered beer. It was his job. Augie met Jesus personally. It was his greatest joy. Augie had a testimony and when not telling it, he would be singing it while driving his delivery truck, in the shower and occasionally inside the supermarket cooler while loading beer from the back. […]
I am a pastor, teacher, and encourager. I am a happy husband and leader of a family tribe now numbering 13. I am President of Fresh Heart Ministries and consider called of God to help you grow in your spiritual walk … let you know how special you are to God … and have some fun while doing so.